Film Actually’s 2014 Oscar Contest: Predicting the Nominations

Multiple FTSersJanuary 15, 2014

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Fellow film blogger Shane Slater from Film Actually is hosting a contest in honor of the upcoming Oscars. While the real nominations will be announced tomorrow, the contest asks you to make your predictions beforehand. Last year Lindsay won this contest, guessing the most nominations correctly and scored a sweet prize. She’s seeing if she can take two in a row while Jess joins in on the fun.

Check out Jess and Lindsay’s predictions for this year’s Oscar nominations.

JESS’S PICKS

BEST PICTURE
• Gravity
• 12 Years A Slave
• American Hustle
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• Her
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club

BEST DIRECTOR
• Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
• David O. Russell, American Hustle
• Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR
• Chiwetel Ejiofer, 12 Years A Slave
• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

BEST ACTRESS
• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
• Amy Adams, American Hustle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
• James Gandolfini, Enough Said

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Lupita Nyong’o,12 Years a Slave
• Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
• June Squibb, Nebraska
• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County

LINDS’ PICKS

BEST DIRECTOR
• Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
• Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
• David O. Russell, American Hustle
• Joel & Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST ACTRESS
• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
• Amy Adams, American Hustle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

JESS’S PICKS

BEST EDITING
• Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger, Gravity
• Joe Walker, 12 Years a Slave
• Christopher Rouse, Captain Phillips
• Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, Rush
• Thelma Shoonmaker, The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• David O. Russell and Eric Singer, American Hustle
• Bob Nelson, Nebraska
• Spike Jonze, Her
• Joel & Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
• Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
• Billy Ray, Captain Phillips
• Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, Philomena

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
• Sean Bobbitt, 12 Years a Slave
• Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis
• Phedon Papamichael, Nebraska
• Roger Deakins, Prisoners

LINDS’ PICKS

BEST EDITING
• Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger, Gravity
• Joe Walker, 12 Years a Slave
• Christopher Rouse, Captain Phillips
• Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, Rush
• Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, American Hustle

JESS’S PICKS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
• The Hunt (Denmark)
• The Great Beauty (Italy)
• The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
• The Notebook (Hungary)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• 20 Feet From Stardom
• Blackfish
• The Act of Killing
• Stories We Tell
• The Square

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
• Frozen
• The Wind Rises
• Ernest & Celestine
• Despicable Me 2
• Monsters University

LINDS’ PICKS

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
• The Hunt (Denmark)
• The Great Beauty (Italy)
• The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
• The Notebook (Hungary)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• 20 Feet From Stardom
• Blackfish
• The Act of Killing
• Stories We Tell
• Cutie and the Boxer

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
• Frozen
• The Wind Rises
• Ernest & Celestine
• Despicable Me 2
• Monsters University

JESS’S PICKS

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
• The Great Gatsby
• American Hustle
• Saving Mr. Banks
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• 12 Years a Slave

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Great Gatsby
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
• Gravity

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Gravity
• The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
• Pacific Rim
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Iron Man 3

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
• The Lone Ranger
• American Hustle
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

LINDS’ PICKS

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
• The Great Gatsby
• American Hustle
• Saving Mr. Banks
• Oz: The Great and Powerful
• 12 Years a Slave

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Great Gatsby
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• American Hustle
• Saving Mr. Banks

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Gravity
• The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug
• Pacific Rim
• Star Trek Into Darkness
• Iron Man 3

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
• American Hustle
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

JESS’S PICKS

BEST SOUND MIXING
• Gravity
• Rush
• Captain Phillips
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Lone Survivor

BEST SOUND EDITING
• Gravity
• All Is Lost
• Captain Phillips
• Rush
• Lone Survivor

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
• Steven Price, Gravity
• Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave
• John Williams, The Book Thief
• Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
• Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett, Her

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
• Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Let it Go” (Frozen)
• Lana Del Rey – “Young & Beautiful” (The Great Gatsby)
• Keith Stanfield – “So You Know What It’s Like” (Short Term 12)
• U2 – “Ordinary Love” (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom)
• Fantastia Barrino – “In The Middle of the Night” (The Butler)

LINDS’ PICKS

BEST SOUND MIXING
• Gravity
• Rush
• Captain Phillips
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• All Is Lost

BEST SOUND EDITING
• Gravity
• All Is Lost
• Captain Phillips
• Rush
• Man of Steel

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
• Steven Price, Gravity
• Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave
• John Williams, The Book Thief
• Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
• Henry Jackman, Captain Phillips

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
• Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Let it Go” (Frozen)
• Lana Del Rey – “Young & Beautiful” (The Great Gatsby)
• Keith Stanfield – “So You Know What It’s Like” (Short Term 12)
• U2 – “Ordinary Love” (Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom)
• Taylor Swift – “Sweeter Than Fiction” (One Chance)

This post is a part of Film Actually’s 2014 Oscar Contest